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Racer
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Mandatory "how do these things still happen" question. Same with the ioniq 5's (hopefully only the 5, not the 6 or the genesis models) onboard charger... cracking the alu casing somehow reportedly?!?!??!?!?!??!!
Anyways.
Re: looks - Teslas look just fine on the outside, except for the
Lexus Fanatic
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Just for grins I just plugged my trip to WV into ABRP using the i7 60 and it tells me I have to stop in Staunton and charge for 42 minutes to get there with 10% SoC, yeah not relaxing yet lol. I could get there in 2/3rds of a tank in the S560.
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
Lexus Fanatic
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Speaking of Lucid how is this company still in business? Their sales are actually going down, they had to cut production 50% on reduced demand. They have over 200 days of inventory. Go to page 12, they are losing money hand over fist
https://ir.lucidmotors.com/static-fi...5-88429cb45555
Going back about 3 years they guided for 60,000 cars in 2023 they sold 10% of that. Scary thing is Lucid spends millions on advertising is it helping?
https://ir.lucidmotors.com/static-fi...5-88429cb45555
Going back about 3 years they guided for 60,000 cars in 2023 they sold 10% of that. Scary thing is Lucid spends millions on advertising is it helping?
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Just for grins I just plugged my trip to WV into ABRP using the i7 60 and it tells me I have to stop in Staunton and charge for 42 minutes to get there with 10% SoC, yeah not relaxing yet lol. I could get there in 2/3rds of a tank in the S560.
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
Lexus Champion
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Speaking of Lucid how is this company still in business? Their sales are actually going down, they had to cut production 50% on reduced demand. They have over 200 days of inventory. Go to page 12, they are losing money hand over fist
https://ir.lucidmotors.com/static-fi...5-88429cb45555
Going back about 3 years they guided for 60,000 cars in 2023 they sold 10% of that. Scary thing is Lucid spends millions on advertising is it helping?
https://ir.lucidmotors.com/static-fi...5-88429cb45555
Going back about 3 years they guided for 60,000 cars in 2023 they sold 10% of that. Scary thing is Lucid spends millions on advertising is it helping?
To answer your other question.... Saudi money. Until it dries up, Lucid will continue on
Lexus Champion
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The ones built into the vehicles do. Both my Tesla and Polestar are spot on, maybe + or minus 1 or 2 percent. Haven't taken our Ioniq 5 on a trip, so don't know how accurate that trip planner is
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The ones built into cars do and A Better Route Planner does too. That’s about 10 minutes longer charging than it was saying for the same trip in the summer, needs to charge to 88% vs like 75%
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Lead Lap
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Lead Lap
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This guy is an extreme case and probably lives in an area where there is no competition. On average, I pay 0.33 cents per kWh on trips, and because of the excellent mileage I get, I pay less than half of what I would if I took my gas car.
That being said, if you don't have the ability to charge at home, it's probably better to get a hybrid if fuel costs are your biggest concern
That being said, if you don't have the ability to charge at home, it's probably better to get a hybrid if fuel costs are your biggest concern
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Would you pay more to charge than you would pay in gas even if you had a more efficient gas car?
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Crap, that's cheap 😕. In California, gas is pretty expensive, especially on travel routes where it reaches almost $6 a gallon. Factor in most EV'S getting anywhere from 90 MPGe to over a 100 MPGe, and you spend about 50 percent less charging. When you charge at home, it's like 3 X less
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The EV gives a great driving experience too which is worth something.
Lead Lap
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Crap, that's cheap 😕. In California, gas is pretty expensive, especially on travel routes where it reaches almost $6 a gallon. Factor in most EV'S getting anywhere from 90 MPGe to over a 100 MPGe, and you spend about 50 percent less charging. When you charge at home, it's like 3 X less
Just for grins I just plugged my trip to WV into ABRP using the i7 60 and it tells me I have to stop in Staunton and charge for 42 minutes to get there with 10% SoC, yeah not relaxing yet lol. I could get there in 2/3rds of a tank in the S560.
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
I do want to drive the 750ie PHEV
That’s discouraging. Then once you arrive you have to charge for however long if you want to do a little driving around.